Joe Perkins Design

Joe Perkins Design Landscape architect behind ’s Beyond the Screen Garden at the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show which won Gold Medal and Best in Category

We’ve been setting out and planting the pool and barn garden at one of our long-term Sussex projects this week.We’ve bee...
18/06/2026

We’ve been setting out and planting the pool and barn garden at one of our long-term Sussex projects this week.
We’ve been working with the clients on this garden since 2022, developing the landscape in phases as different areas of the site evolve over time.
Rather than replacing perfectly functional elements, we’ve worked with what was already here. The existing pool and surrounding paving has been retained and the reducing waste and the environmental impact of the project while allowing investment in the landscape itself.
The planting combines tall perennial and shrub borders, ornamental grasses, multi-stem trees, evergreen structure and drought-tolerant gravel planting. Inspired by naturalistic prairie planting, the palette focuses on warm colours, texture and movement, creating year-round interest while helping to provide screening and a sense of enclosure around the pool.
Around 3,500 plants and trees are being added to this area, which will increase biodiversity and habitat for pollinators and other wildlife.
Elsewhere, woodland-edge planting and a cut flower garden soften the side of the barn and connect the pool garden to the wider landscape.
Adding the plants is always one of the most exciting stages of a project. The framework is in place, and the garden begins to come alive!
As always brilliant working with the team Jack Kent | Garden Creations | Kent & East Sussex Landscaping
Swipe to the end to see before!

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ABOUT: Joe Perkins Design is a multi-award-winning landscape design consultancy, creating innovative outdoor spaces that celebrate the environment, wildlife, and biodiversity. Working across the UK and internationally, we partner with clients who share our passion for sustainable and visionary design. Discover more about our work at: www.joeperkinsdesign.com

A double celebration for this month.Not only is it three years since he joined the studio, but he has also recently com...
13/06/2026

A double celebration for this month.
Not only is it three years since he joined the studio, but he has also recently completed the first stage of the Society of Garden + Landscape Designers accreditation process (garden in image one).
Matt started his career on site as a landscaper, before completing an apprenticeship in horticulture and later graduating with a First Class Honours degree in Garden Design. Today, as our Technical Lead Designer, he combines that practical experience with an impressive depth of construction knowledge and a reputation as our resident Vectorworks ninja.
Much of what we design eventually has to be built, and Matt plays a key role in making that happen. From detailed technical packages to solving complex construction challenges, he helps turn ideas into deliverable projects.
We’re delighted to see him take this next step in his professional development and are proud to have him as part of the team.
Congratulations, Matt 🥳 🥳

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ABOUT: Joe Perkins Design is a multi-award-winning landscape design consultancy, creating innovative outdoor spaces that celebrate the environment, wildlife, and biodiversity. Working across the UK and internationally, we partner with clients who share our passion for sustainable and visionary design. Discover more about our work at: www.joeperkinsdesign.com

When we first arrived, this pond was little more than a body of open water with limited habitat value.As part of the wid...
12/06/2026

When we first arrived, this pond was little more than a body of open water with limited habitat value.
As part of the wider garden project, we restored and replanted the pond and its margins, introducing over 6,000 plants including ferns, shade-tolerant grasses and flowering perennials suited to the damp conditions around the water’s edge.
Ponds are among the most valuable habitats we can create in a garden. They support a remarkable diversity of wildlife, help slow and store rainwater during heavy downpours, improve water quality and contribute to the ecological resilience of the wider landscape.
Gardens like this are never truly finished. Working closely with the landscapers Jack Kent | Garden Creations | Kent & East Sussex Landscaping and head gardener, we continue to refine and develop the site and allowing the garden to evolve over time.
These photographs show the journey from before, through construction and planting, to today. While the planting is still establishing, the pond is already becoming a richer, more dynamic habitat that will continue to evolve and mature over the coming years.
Swipe through to see the process!

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ABOUT: Joe Perkins Design is a multi-award-winning landscape design consultancy, creating innovative outdoor spaces that celebrate the environment, wildlife, and biodiversity. Working across the UK and internationally, we partner with clients who share our passion for sustainable and visionary design. Discover more about our work at: www.joeperkinsdesign.com

A few recent photographs from a garden we planted last year, now enjoying its first full growing season.Set within the p...
08/06/2026

A few recent photographs from a garden we planted last year, now enjoying its first full growing season.
Set within the protected landscape of Chichester Harbour, the design draws on the site’s mature oaks, estuary views and existing habitats, allowing woodland, meadow and wetland planting to blend into the wider landscape.
A year on, the garden is beginning to establish beautifully, with the planting softening, weaving together and attracting increasing wildlife interest.
Many thanks to the planting and maintenance team & .gardens for sharing these updates, it’s looking fantastic 🙌

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ABOUT: Joe Perkins Design is a multi-award-winning landscape design consultancy, creating innovative outdoor spaces that celebrate the environment, wildlife, and biodiversity. Working across the UK and internationally, we partner with clients who share our passion for sustainable and visionary design. Discover more about our work at: www.joeperkinsdesign.com

A small corner of our Sussex Farmhouse garden.With a mix of soils in a small area, from free-draining and sunny terraces...
05/06/2026

A small corner of our Sussex Farmhouse garden.
With a mix of soils in a small area, from free-draining and sunny terraces, to consistently wet and exposed slopes, this area took careful consideration when it came to plant choices. We worked with the mindset of ‘right plant, right place’ to ensure the scheme would not only work together, but thrive together.

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ABOUT: Joe Perkins Design is a multi-award-winning landscape design consultancy, creating innovative outdoor spaces that celebrate the environment, wildlife, and biodiversity. Working across the UK and internationally, we partner with clients who share our passion for sustainable and visionary design. Discover more about our work at: www.joeperkinsdesign.com

Planting in one of the dry raised borders at our National Trust project Garden For The Future at Sheffield Park & Garden...
26/05/2026

Planting in one of the dry raised borders at our National Trust project Garden For The Future at Sheffield Park & Garden.
This area of the garden was designed as a place for people to spend time, while also exploring how more resilient planting might respond to the changing conditions we are increasingly experiencing.
The planting brings a different seasonal rhythm to Sheffield Park, complementing rather than competing with the late spring rhododendrons and the celebrated autumn colour for which the landscape is famous.
While the framework provides year-round structure, summer is when these borders come into their own, with a succession of colour, texture and movement through June and July.
Swipe through to the last two slides to see a pan around of this area or better still come and see it for yourself!

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ABOUT: Joe Perkins Design is a multi-award-winning landscape design consultancy, creating innovative outdoor spaces that celebrate the environment, wildlife, and biodiversity. Working across the UK and internationally, we partner with clients who share our passion for sustainable and visionary design. Discover more about our work at: www.joeperkinsdesign.com

Yesterday was Medal Day at The Chelsea Flower Show.This year I’ve been on the other side of the process, training as a j...
20/05/2026

Yesterday was Medal Day at The Chelsea Flower Show.
This year I’ve been on the other side of the process, training as a judge, and this was my final year. A very different perspective on a show I’ve been part of for years. I’ve been reflecting on what Chelsea really means to me, the challenge, the teamwork, the causes we get to support, and why we keep coming back!
Head to our journal to read the full article – link in bio. 🔗

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ABOUT: Joe Perkins Design is a multi-award-winning landscape design consultancy, creating innovative outdoor spaces that celebrate the environment, wildlife, and biodiversity. Working across the UK and internationally, we partner with clients who share our passion for sustainable and visionary design. Discover more about our work at: www.joeperkinsdesign.com

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A few snaps from press day yesterday at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. This year I’ve had the privilege of being part of ...
19/05/2026

A few snaps from press day yesterday at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

This year I’ve had the privilege of being part of the judging team in the show garden category, it’s been an intense but hugely rewarding experience and my brain is still aching!
A huge amount of discussion and consideration goes into every decision, especially with such an incredibly strong and varied collection of gardens this year. No two are alike, which makes it both challenging and inspiring in equal measure.

Wishing everyone the very best of luck today.

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ABOUT: Joe Perkins Design is a multi-award-winning landscape design consultancy, creating innovative outdoor spaces that celebrate the environment, wildlife, and biodiversity. Working across the UK and internationally, we partner with clients who share our passion for sustainable and visionary design. Discover more about our work at: www.joeperkinsdesign.com

Heading up to London today for the final weekend before the Chelsea Flower Show opens on Monday, this time in a differen...
16/05/2026

Heading up to London today for the final weekend before the Chelsea Flower Show opens on Monday, this time in a different role, as part of the judging team.
Hard to believe it’s already been a year since our garden, Seeding Success, sponsored by .giving.back in their final year of supporting Chelsea gardens. Over the past five years they’ve helped bring so many incredible gardens to life, and it’s been such a privilege to be part of that.
It’s such an incredible team effort bringing these gardens to life. From designers and contractors through to plantsmen, growers, and all the many hands behind the scenes, it really does take a village. And to then go on and win a gold medal is, of course, what everyone hopes for, but really it’s the cherry on the cake of that collective effort.
There’s always something special about this final push in the days before the gates open, the energy, the pressure, and the weather doing its own thing right up to the last minute.
Good luck to everyone at the show and looking forward to seeing what this year’s show brings!

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ABOUT: Joe Perkins Design is a multi-award-winning landscape design consultancy, creating innovative outdoor spaces that celebrate the environment, wildlife, and biodiversity. Working across the UK and internationally, we partner with clients who share our passion for sustainable and visionary design. Discover more about our work at: www.joeperkinsdesign.com

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